Soft Again - Ayoa

[Intro — Solo Piano (Female - Ayoa)] I thought surviving Meant I had to harden Then you loved me… Soft again [Verse 1 — Piano & Subtle Reggae Bass (Female - Ayoa)] I learned to leave before the leaving came Turn every feeling into something safe Kept every promise small, every exit near Called it being strong, but it was fear I wore my silence like a second skin Smiled at the door, but never let love in You didn’t ask me to erase the past Or rush my heart to make it love you fast [Rise (Female - Ayoa)] You didn’t break my walls You made them unnecessary Never came to rescue me You just made it safe to be me [Chorus (Female - Ayoa)] You made me soft again Where the world had made me hard Put the feeling in my hands Put the trust back in my heart You never forced the door You just loved me where I am I thought I’d never open You made me soft again [Instrumental Breath — Piano Answered by Soul Guitar] [Verse 2 (Female - Ayoa)] There were nights I couldn’t say your name ’Cause wanting you woke up the old pain You never made my distance about you You gave me time to know what was true You never fell in love with my disguise You waited for the truth behind my eyes And every time I took one step away You left me free, but chose to stay [Rise (Female - Ayoa)] You didn’t call my healing cold You didn’t ask me to be ready You were gentle with my heart Until my heart grew steady [Chorus (Female - Ayoa)] You made me soft again Where the world had made me hard Put the feeling in my hands Put the trust back in my heart You never forced the door You just loved me where I am I thought I’d never open You made me soft again [Piano Interlude — 8 Bars with Wordless Female Harmonies] [Bridge — Hammond Organ & Rising Strings (Female - Ayoa)] Soft does not mean easy to break Soft is the courage to feel what it takes Soft is a hand that can open again After it closed to survive all the pain I don’t need armor to carry my scars I can be tender and still know my heart You didn’t save me or tell me the end You simply loved me till I softened again [Electric Guitar Solo — 8 Bars, Raw and Emotional] [Final Chorus — Full Soul Arrangement (Female - Ayoa)] You made me soft again Where the world had made me hard Put the feeling in my hands Put the trust back in my heart You never forced the door You just loved me where I am I thought I’d never open You made me soft again Soft enough to love Strong enough to stand I thought softness made me fragile Now I finally understand You never forced the door You just loved me where I am I thought I’d lost that part of me You made me soft again [Outro — Piano Only (Female - Ayoa)] You didn’t break my walls You made them unnecessary I was never hard to love I was only healing carefully You made me soft again [whisper] Ben, Ben, Bennie pon di riddim Ayoa and Bennie..... Mmmmhhh